style="border: 0px none;margin-left:20px;float:right;" src="http://main.makeuseoflimited.netdna-cdn.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/inventedpascal.jpg" alt="who invented pascal program"/>The href="hhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pascal_(programming_language)">Pascal programming language, which was based on the ALGOL computer language, was developed in the late 1960’s and was named after Blaise Pascal — a French mathematician, responsible for a series of discoveries and who also invented the first calculator (called Pascaline) in 1645.

Considering that Pascal died in 1662 and that the Pascal language was invented almost 300 years later, he can’t possibly have created the language. Then who invented the Pascal programming language?

id="more-49862"> /> Pascal was developed by Niklaus Wirth, who was born on February 15, 1934 in Winterthur, Switzerland to Walter, a geography professor, and Hedwig (Keller) Wirth. Niklaus developed the Algol-W which was implemented on one of the first IBM 360 (which was as large as a room) and used it as a base for the development of the Pascal language a few years later.

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“Whereas Europeans generally pronounce my name the right way (‘Nick-louse Veert’), Americans invariably mangle it into ‘Nickel’s Worth.’ This is to say that Europeans call me by name, but Americans call me by value.” /> ~ Niklaus Wirth

Pascal was created by Wirth as a language that could be used for teaching fundamental concepts that would work reliably and efficiently on the computers available in the 1970’s. Pascal ended up being used for computer games, embedded systems and research projects, and was also used for the development of the href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apple_Lisa">Lisa, one of the early Apple (Macintosh) computers and one of its derivatives, Object Pascal, is still used today, in applications such as Skype.

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Niklaus Wirth is the author of highly recognized books, such as “Algorithms + Data Structures = Programs” (1976) and has received ten honorary doctorates and was awarded the href="http://www.ieee.org/about/awards/index.html"> IEEE Emmanuel Piore Prize and the href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Turing_Award">Turing Prize in 1984 among many others, but Wirth’s main contribution has always been the concept of creating productive software designed in an organized fashion and free of unnecessary clutter.

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In his article named “ href="http://cr.yp.to/bib/1995/wirth.pdf">A Plea for Lean Software” [PDF] which was written by Wirth in 1995, he explains some of the issues with software development and why it’s important to create clean, organized code by quoting two “laws” that he believes reflect the business:

• Software expands to fill the available memory. (Parkinson)
• Software is getting slower more rapidly than hardware becomes faster. (Reiser)

Interesting ideas, considering the number of lines of code of some of the most used software today, seems to be growing larger even as the hardware grows smaller each day.  For example:

• Basic had 4,000 lines of code in 1975, now it has over 2 million.
• The first version of Word had 27,000 lines of code. The current version of Office has over 30 million.
• Mac OS X is made of about 90 million lines of code.
• Windows 95 was made of 15 million lines of code, Windows 7 is made of over 50 million lines of code.
• A single game application for the iPhone, such as the “Unreal” game app has over 2 million lines of code.

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He has stated that the only reason software has become large is because software vendors add features customers think they want, but never use. He was also a proponent of the idea that software should be completely understood by at least one person, and that having teams developing programs without any of them fully understanding its entirety caused a lot of unnecessary complexity and useless code.

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His development of Pascal was a testament to those beliefs. Pascal is still considered one of the most mathematical of computer languages. Its core is designed around focus on essentials, object oriented programming and keeping a simple core that is lightweight and easily understood.

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In a large company, it can be difficult to monitor the actions of each employee. Every organization is faced with a number of factors that put their company at risk. Risks vary between industries, however, one thing remains the same- employers are responsible for protecting their employees and providing them with a safe workplace. In some cases, accidents still happen, employees choose not to follow proper procedures and misconduct ensues. In these types of situations, companies will want to ensure they have an effective reporting system in place, as well as proper tools for conducting top notch internal investigations.

Our Story

At i-Sight, we understand the different pressures organizations are under to comply with regulations and conduct timely investigations. We developed i-Sight Investigation Software to meet a need we recognized within our own workplaces eleven years ago. Since then, we have continued to enhance our understanding of the issues companies face through speaking with our clients and prospects in order to create a solution that makes their job easier.

Closing the Gap

When an individual or company comes to us requesting more information, or a demonstration of i-Sight, many have identified gaps in their current systems, and are looking for a solution that can be built around the processes they already have in place. For example, at Underwriters Laboratories (UL), wanted a system that could handle large volumes of cases, was accessible from any location due to traveling investigators and would allow their current investigations team to handle increasing case volumes without having to add additional members to the team.

At UL, the ability to build a criminally enforceable case requires detailed tracking of information and coordination with law enforcement agencies. UL originally utilized a simple database; however, the application was not capable of capturing e-mails or attachments and didn’t provide investigators with a comprehensive “visual” of each case.

According to Judith Lykins, manager, Anti-Counterfeiting Operations at UL:

“Our goal is to keep dangerous products out of the hands of consumers. In order to put together a successful investigation for criminal enforcement, we needed a more effective way to collect, analyze and output our data.

In order to make it easier for members of the Anti-Counterfeiting Operations team to adopt i-Sight, it was designed to include the same terminology and categories used throughout the process at UL. Now, all members of the Anti-Counterfeiting Operations team have the ability to manage large case loads, while meeting deadlines and submitting consistent reports. i-Sight is a web based system, which makes it easy for traveling investigators to work on cases from any location with an Internet connection.

Increasing Enforcement

Organizations can lose thousands, even millions of dollars if investigations are not completed properly. For example, failure to investigate an employee complaint may result in a costly lawsuit, while taking too long to complete an investigation may result in money lost due to ongoing fraudulent actions. In 2003, the State of West Virginia launched a major reform of its workers’ compensation system, which was then heavily in debt and losing close to $1 million a day. A key goal of the initiative was to reduce the occurrence of fraud and abuse, by stepping up enforcement and by ensuring greater coordination among the state officials who were responsible for overseeing the system.

“‘First, we found that the reporting features within i-Sight were excellent,’ said Chris Bailes, Director of Operations at the Office of the Inspector General. ‘That is really key, because without good data we can’t make good decisions. And second, we appreciated the flexibility that i-Sight gave us. We liked the fact that if we wanted to change our internal procedures six months down the road, i-Sight would allow us to do that.’”

Since implementing i-Sight, the Office of the Inspector General (for the first time ever) has a convenient way of tracking and monitoring court-ordered restitution and repayments. Prior to implementing i-Sight, Bailes stated they  ”had over $6 million dollars in restitution and repayment agreements, and a little over 10% of that had been paid. We needed a way to monitor that situation the same way a bank monitors its loan repayments, with automatic alerts when people are missing their payments. i-Sight case management software does that for us, which is a fantastic feature.”

Every organization faces a variety of factors that put their company at risk. Risks may vary between industries, however, one thing remains the same- employers are responsible for protecting their employees and providing them with a safe workplace by mitigating these risks. In some cases, accidents still happen, employees choose not to follow proper procedures and misconduct ensues. In these types of situations, companies will want to ensure they have an effective reporting system in place, as well as proper tools for conducting top notch internal investigations.

Our Story

At i-Sight, we understand the different pressures organizations are under to comply with regulations and conduct timely investigations. We developed i-Sight Investigation Software to meet a need we recognized within our own workplaces eleven years ago. Since then, we have continued to enhance our understanding of the issues companies face through speaking with our clients and prospects in order to create a solution that makes their job easier.

Closing the Gap

When an individual or company comes to us requesting more information, or a demonstration of i-Sight, many have identified gaps in their current systems, and are looking for a solution that can be built around the processes they already have in place. For example, at Underwriters Laboratories (UL), wanted a system that could handle large volumes of cases, was accessible from any location due to traveling investigators and would allow their current investigations team to handle increasing case volumes without having to add additional members to the team.

At UL, the ability to build a criminally enforceable case requires detailed tracking of information and coordination with law enforcement agencies. UL originally utilized a simple database; however, the application was not capable of capturing e-mails or attachments and didn’t provide investigators with a comprehensive “visual” of each case.

According to Judith Lykins, manager, Anti-Counterfeiting Operations at UL:

“Our goal is to keep dangerous products out of the hands of consumers. In order to put together a successful investigation for criminal enforcement, we needed a more effective way to collect, analyze and output our data.

In order to make it easier for members of the Anti-Counterfeiting Operations team to adopt i-Sight, it was designed to include the same terminology and categories used throughout the process at UL. Now, all members of the Anti-Counterfeiting Operations team have the ability to manage large case loads, while meeting deadlines and submitting consistent reports. i-Sight is a web based system, which makes it easy for traveling investigators to work on cases from any location with an Internet connection.

Increasing Enforcement

Organizations can lose thousands, even millions of dollars if investigations are not completed properly. For example, failure to investigate an employee complaint may result in a costly lawsuit, while taking too long to complete an investigation may result in money lost due to ongoing fraudulent actions. In 2003, the State of West Virginia launched a major reform of its workers’ compensation system, which was then heavily in debt and losing close to $1 million a day. A key goal of the initiative was to reduce the occurrence of fraud and abuse, by stepping up enforcement and by ensuring greater coordination among the state officials who were responsible for overseeing the system.

“‘First, we found that the reporting features within i-Sight were excellent,’ said Chris Bailes, Director of Operations at the Office of the Inspector General. ‘That is really key, because without good data we can’t make good decisions. And second, we appreciated the flexibility that i-Sight gave us. We liked the fact that if we wanted to change our internal procedures six months down the road, i-Sight would allow us to do that.’”

Since implementing i-Sight, the Office of the Inspector General (for the first time ever) has a convenient way of tracking and monitoring court-ordered restitution and repayments. Prior to implementing i-Sight, Bailes stated they  ”had over $6 million dollars in restitution and repayment agreements, and a little over 10% of that had been paid. We needed a way to monitor that situation the same way a bank monitors its loan repayments, with automatic alerts when people are missing their payments. i-Sight case management software does that for us, which is a fantastic feature.”

When you start a Windows XP system, first of all the core files are executed to boot the system. Some of these files are ntldr, boot.ini, ntdetect.com, ntoskrnl.exe, hal.dll, etc. These files are very critical for the well-being of the system. When one or all of these files are missing or get corrupt, then the system starts behaving abnormally. Such cases may arise due to power outages, virus infections, corrupt file system, damaged operating system, etc.

You should use appropriate corrective measures to rectify the problem. If you are not able to provide a solution, then you should use a third-party Windows recovery tool to do this.

Consider a scenario wherein you start Windows XP and you experience the following cases:

The Start button or taskbar is not visible.

Either the blue or black screen or the wallpaper is displayed.

Cause:

The root cause of such unusual behavior could be any of the following reasons:

The taskbar has been selected to auto-hide from the Taskbar and Start Menu Properties dialog box.

The user account settings are corrupt.

The explorer.exe file is not getting loaded during setup.

The system that are required to boot the system are missing or corrupt.

Resolution:

To resolve the issues in corresponding manner, you should perform the following methods:

Disable auto-hide: You should ensure that the auto-hide option is disabled in the Taskbar and Start Menu Properties dialog box.

Log on as a different user: If the user account settings are damaged, then you should login as a different user. If it resolves the problem, then you should create a new account and copy the old settings to the new user account.

Start computer in Safe Mode: If the explorer.exe file is not loading, then you should start the computer in Safe Mode and try to run an antivirus utility or apply all the updates from Windows Update.

Repair Windows XP: If none of the previous methods work, then the operating system is corrupt. In such case, you should repair Windows XP. To do this, you should select the option to repair existing installation. Doing so will only replace the Windows system files while keeping the installed applications and data safe.

The aforementioned methods should be able to recover Windows XP system. However, sometimes these methods do not guarantee the safety of data especially while performing in-place repair of Windows XP system. In such cases, you should use a third-party Windows data recovery software to recover Windows files.

Stellar Phoenix Windows Data Recovery is a Windows data recovery software that recovers lost, inaccessible, or formatted data from both FAT and NTFS file systems. This Windows data recovery tool is capable of restoring more than 185 different file types from various storage devices. This utility is compatible with Windows 7, Vista, Server 2003, XP, and 2000.

Many Conveyancing and Personal Injury solicitors use work providers. DPS OneOffice for Personal Injury and Conveyancing can integrate with many of the major work providers on the market. 

When a work providers sends a case to your firm, DPS OneOffice automatically creates a file in your system and informs the key person that this file has been incepted. The system automatically files progress reports with your work provider and recognises incoming and outgoing emails that are related to that case, filing them against the file in DPS with no user intervention.

One such work provider DPS can integrate with is Albany Assistance, who specialise in the provision of outsourced services to the insurance industry including claims management services and personal injury management.

Albany Assistance are a major work provider for Tayntons Solicitors LLP, a client of DPS Software. Tayntons use DPS Personal Injury to automatically create files, track cases and send out initial letters relevant to cases that have been provided by Albany Assistance.

DPS are also compatible with movewithus, a major property services provider. Heenans Solicitors required a system which was able to integrate with movewithus, their principal property service provider. When movewithus submit a case to Heenans, DPS automatically creates and updates a file as the case progresses.

Brendan Heenan, Business Manager at Heenans Solicitors commented: “The DPS MWU Agent has substantially reduced data inputting, thereby getting the instruction off to a flying start. This alone has enabled us to significantly increase the volume of instructions handled and decrease administration.”

DPS also integrate with Accident Exchange for PI work, and LMS, Xit2 and 55Live for Conveyancing work.

Last year DPS Software signed four new clients. Nottingham Trent University (NTU), Jackson Parton Shipping Solicitors, Davies & Davies Associates and Clark Willis Law Firm have all chose DPS Software as their preferred supplier of software solutions for the legal profession. By signing these clients, DPS branched out into three niche areas.

Barry Bostoff, Sales Manager at DPS Software commented: “In the current climate it is encouraging to see that firms are spending money on case management solutions. IT is the backbone of any business and Case Management Systems provide firms with a solid IT infrastructure which is critical when steering any business through these uncertain times.”

He continued: “The market is slowly improving and I see firms looking at IT to help rebuild their businesses. PMS systems give firms the solid base they need to be ready to cope with the increased workload when the market picks up.”

NTU, Jackson Parton and Davies & Davies Associates required a bespoke solution to meet their needs. NTU required a case management system with various permission/log in rights across 4 departments including each of NTU’s 5 HR Teams, the Corporate HR Team, the Equality & Diversity Team and the HR Payroll Team.

Jackson Parton are a specialist marine law practice handling wet and dry marine, commodity and trade, insurance and related litigation and non‐contentious work. They needed a Matter Management and Accounts package with digital dictation facilities.

Davies & Davies Associates required a combined case management and accounts package for their work in Alternative Dispute Resolution, Arbitration, and Adjudication within the construction industry.

Commenting on these signings Sales Supervisor, James Drew said: “Having supplied software solutions to the legal market for over 25 years we have built a solid case management product. Inevitably, our solutions have drawn the attention of businesses outside of the legal profession for their flexibility and versatility.”

He continued: “These firms spotted the potential of our system to assist in the smooth running of their businesses and we look forward to working with them in the future.”

DPS also welcome Clark Willis Law Firm. Clark Willis will soon be implementing a system with multiple applications for their multi‐disciplined practice.

The most important thing to remember when dealing with malware is to know the enemy. You have to learn what the threats are, how they work and how to remove them. While it is necessary to group these programs into categories, each one is unique and you must know which enemy you’re fighting to track down the proper cure.

Types of malicious software and signs of infection

Every program that fits into the description of “malicious software” will affect your computer without your knowledge or consent. They may be designed to damage or even destroy an infested computer system (Trojan horses, viruses, worms), steal your private information by monitoring your keystrokes, e-mail addresses or website visits (spyware) or simply slow down your computer with millions of pop-ups and sometimes even monitor your online movements to gather marketing information (adware). All of these nasty bugs fall under the classification known as malware.

The most common signs of infection include

low computer performance,

increased amount of damaged files,

problems with various applications,

unwanted toolbars displaying ads,

changes in your homepage settings or favorites (bookmarks),

increased amount of pop-ups,

search requests are automatic redirected to other search engine,

security programs are no longer responding,

increased amount of spam found in your mail,

increased bandwidth usage

mysterious activity on your modem, even if you are not working online.

If you see any of these signs on your machine, you are most likely an adware/malware victim and you need to take action immediately.

How does malware infest your computer?

Today, most of the malware that is out there gets into your computer via the Internet: bundled with freeware, downloaded by clicking on a pop-up or hidden in a spam email attachment. You can also get infested by a drive-by-download or tricked by a rogue anti-spyware tool. Whatever you do, you will probably remain unaware of the fact that malware has just infested your computer system until it becomes well-embedded in your system and starts to seriously affect your machines’ performance.

How to remove malware and secure your computer

Most malware/adware threats are very resistant to standard removal methods. The best way to get rid of them is using reputable anti-spyware and anti-virus programs. In almost all cases, they will make short work of any such threats.

Another great tip is to do scans on a regular basis, even daily if you want, to try to find any infections as soon as they happen. The less time that a malware program spends on your hard drive, the less damage it is going to do to you, your files and your personal information.

Still, as is the case with most malware and adware, the best way to avoid problems is to use some common sense. Most of infections would never occur if computer users were aware of the fact that clicking on every pop-up or opening every attachment they received in e-mails is exactly what all hackers and adware makers want us to do.

Before 1983, visiting a host on a network required typing in its IP address. Fortunately, the domain name system (DNS) was invented to allow numerical IP addresses to be identified with domain names. So now, instead of having to remember a long sequence of numbers like 74.125.67.104, you only have to remember Google.com. The definition of a domain extension is the top-level part of a domain name, like .com or .net.

It’s easy to forget that each domain extension is intended to be used for a specific purpose when everyone is using .com for whatever they please. But you might be surprised to find out that a lot of domain extensions have registration restrictions and are still used for their intended purposes.

Or maybe you want to find out which unique domain extensions are unrestricted and can be used along with your killer domain name to make your website stand out. Let’s take a look at the history of domain extensions, which ones are restricted and which ones aren’t, and what specific use each is intended for.

History of Domain Extensions

In 1984, the Internet Assigned Numbers Authority (IANA) established the first six domain extensions: .com, .edu, .gov, .mil, .org, and .net.  Shortly after, the first two-character country code domain extensions (like .uk and .us) were established. In 1988, .int was also introduced.

It wasn’t until after the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) was created in 1998 that any new domain extensions (besides country code extensions) came into use. ICANN has an agreement with the United States Department of Commerce and now operates IANA.

After an application period, seven new domain extensions were introduced in 2000: .aero, .biz, .coop, .info, .museum, .name, and .pro. Throughout 2005 and 2007, .cat, .jobs, .mobi, .tel, .travel, and .asia were also established.

New domain extensions are sure to come. Just last month, the first “internationalized” domain extensions were established. These internationalized domain extensions are the first to not use Latin characters (three of them use Arabic characters and one uses Cyrillic).

Read on to find out the different categories that domain extensions are grouped under and the specific uses for all of the domain extensions mentioned above.

Types of Domain Extensions

There are two main types of domain extensions: country code and generic (which is further subdivided into sponsored and unsponsored).

Country code extensions are two-character domain extensions for countries, sovereign states, and territories. Many country code extensions have second-level subdomains, like the .co in .co.uk.

Generic domain extensions include all of the other domain extensions, like .com, .edu, and .biz. Sponsored extensions, like .aero, .coop, and .museum, are managed by an organization that is in charge of the policies regarding their registration. Unsponsored extensions are simply managed by ICANN.

All domain extensions are also either restricted or unrestricted. To register a domain name with a restricted domain extension, you have to meet certain requirements. For example, only accredited educational institutions are eligible to register a domain with a .edu extension. Many country code domain extensions are also restricted and can only be registered by citizens or residents of the country that the extension refers to.

Unrestricted domain extensions, like .com, .org, and .net, can be registered by anyone. Some country code domain extensions are unrestricted, which has resulted in the registration of “domain hacks” that create a word using the domain extension. Del.icio.us, for example, uses the United States country code .us to form the word “delicious.”

A List of Specific Uses

Here is an alphabetical list of all generic domain extensions and their specific uses.

.aero – Used in the aviation industry.

.asia – Used in Asia.

.biz – Used by businesses.

.cat – Used for Catalan-language websites.

.com – Intended for use by commercial entities, but it is unrestricted.

.coop – Used by cooperatives.

.edu – Used by post-secondary educational institutions.

.gov – Used by United States government entities.

.info – Intended for use by “informative” websites, but it is unrestricted.

.int – Used by international, treaty-based organizations.

.jobs – Used by websites dealing with employment.

.mil – Used by the United States military.

.mobi – Used by websites optimized for access on mobile devices.

.museum – Used by museums.

.name – Used by individuals.

.net – Intended for network infrastructure use, but it is unrestricted.

.org – Intended for use by organizations, but it is unrestricted.

.pro – Used by licensed professionals, including those in the legal, accounting, and medical professions.

.tel – Used to store and publish contact information.

.travel – Used by entities in the travel industry.

Conclusion

New domain extensions are constantly being proposed and debated. Many want more geography-based domain extensions like .asia. To that end, domain extensions like .london, .nyc, and .quebec have been proposed.

There has also been widespread support for the domain extension .kids, which would be used by websites designed for children. Contrarily, the .xxx domain extension has just recently been approved after years of debate, and it’s intended to be used by adult entertainment websites in the near future. What domain extensions do you want to see in the future?

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Buying a house can be one of the most stressful times of a person’s life. Faced with such a situation, it pays to let a solicitor or licensed conveyancer take care of all the legal and administrative work associated with buying a house.

But what can be done to make the life of the conveyancer less stressful? Gone are the days of box files and ring binders full of paper work stacked on endless shelves, and cluttered offices filled with filing cabinets. Case Management systems are the quickest and easiest way to keep on top of the documentation for conveyancing cases.

These case management applications allow any documentation associated with a particular case to be filed electronically in one central database. Any specific documents associated with a file can be searched for and found within seconds saving time trawling through paper work, improving efficiency, and reducing the need for high numbers of administrative staff. These systems also allow workflows for large number of cases to be stored in one easily accessible place. 

For Sales, Purchase, Remortgage and HIP transactions, the Conveyancing Software package from DPS has been created by conveyancers for conveyancers. In a market where margins are constantly being eroded by competition, DPS Convey can assist your firm in reducing your fixed overheads whilst improving the service provided. 

Supplied complete with a full set of procedures and documents that cover conveyancing sales, purchase and HIPs cases, DPS Convey can be tailored to meet your specific needs. 

A full set of documents and plain paper forms are provided with the system, with over 500 up-to-date precedents that build according to the matter. When creating a letter, the system automatically pulls information from the case and selects paragraphs according to circumstances, meaning that no letter is standard. This process is fully automated so that complete documents can be produced in no more than 1 or 2 clicks. 

DPS Software also offer a range of hosting and outsourced services, and online case tracking. These services are designed to make the life of the conveyancer easier, by taking away the burden of IT maintenance and simplifying working practices. 

People across the country are injured at work or home everyday. A personal injury can be physical or psychological, and can have long or short term effects. Whiplash sustained as a result of a car accident, a broken ankle from slipping on a pavement, and cerebral palsy caused through medical negligence are injuries that claims can be made against. 

Personal injury claims can be complicated and time consuming, but with the help of specialist solicitors the process can be made much simpler and quicker. Solicitors dealing with personal injury claims need to have the right practices in place to speed up the traumatic process for claimants. 

Case management applications offer a time and cost efficient solution for many solicitors. The legal technology market is expanding and there are now a wide range of case management systems available. 

These case management applications allow any documentation associated with a particular case to be filed electronically in one central database. Any specific documents associated with a file can be searched for and found within seconds saving time trawling through paper work, improving efficiency, and reducing the need for high numbers of administrative staff. These systems also allow workflows for large number of cases to be stored in one easily accessible place. 

Email as an environment is becoming increasingly popular and even the most luddite of fee earners are inevitably working in MS OutlookTM. Many software providers are developing products that can work within MS OutlookTM. 

The Personal Injury Software package from DPS Software can improve overall productivity by increasing the number of claims a fee earner can handle and reducing the time taken to process a claim to its conclusion. The system also reduces the number of support staff required and enables them to become fee earning paralegals. In turn, customer satisfaction is at a high level as clients are kept updated and queries are answered quickly and accurately. 

This application automatically creates standard documents and forms from the precedent standard library using in-built intelligence. By selecting paragraphs according to specific rules, or users’ responses to system prompts, the system reduces the time spent on manually completing many time consuming aspects. 

DPS Software also offer a range of hosting and outsourced services, and online case tracking. These services are designed to make the life of the family solicitor easier, by taking away the burden of IT maintenance and simplifying working practices. 

As the number of lawyers in the United Kingdom increases, so does the demand for first rate litigation support. With the increasing demand for litigation support staff, technology has adapted to better manage the complexities of modern day litigation. 

Litigation support personnel are vital to case work efficiency and effectiveness. While attorneys continue to stay focused on the legal matters, litigation support professionals provide the technological support behind the litigator’s success. 

The legal technology market is expanding and there are now a wide range of case management systems available. Many case management products on the market are compatible with all areas of law, with applications for Convey, Crime, Matrimonial, General, Personal Injury, Probate, Wills, amongst others. Some legal software suppliers also offer online case tracking and hosting or outsourced services. 

These case management applications allow any documentation associated with a particular case to be filed electronically in one central database. Any specific documents associated with a file can be searched for and found within seconds saving time trawling through paper work. These systems also allow workflows for large number of cases to be stored in one easily accessible place. 

Email as an environment is becoming increasingly popular and even the most luddite of fee earners are inevitably working in MS OutlookTM. One software provider, DPS Software, have developed Outlook Office. This system integrates incoming and outgoing emails against cases with no user intervention. This versatile software combines case management, phone, digital dictation, task, web and text messaging with a full power document assembly engine that allows emails, letters and documents to be assembled against cases quickly and easily. 

The implementation of a fully integrated accounts system is a vital part of streamlining case management. Accounts that are associated with a particular file can be attached to a case and stored electronically. Many software suppliers offer combined case management and accounting packages, including DPS Software. 

The Cashier Accounts from DPS Software meets and exceeds the requirements prescribed by the Law Society, the Legal Services Commission (LSC) and LEXCEL, with reports that comprehensively cover all standards bodies. Reports are produced and delivered by email or printout through the system both quickly and easily. 

As a module of DPS’ One Office solution, the Cashier system is built around a single database model meaning that data can be shared throughout a business with ease. When Cashier is installed as a module of Case Management, any transaction entered into Cashier by a member of the accounts department is immediately reflected in all areas of the system, including the fee earner desktop. This aspect of the system is ideal in so far as any accounting transaction that has affected the case (credit limit exceeded, WIP limit approached) is immediately apparent to fee earners. 

Once a case management system has been implemented in a firm, the next step is to maintain the system with the latest updates and security checks. The recent weather conditions across the country have damaged homes and destroyed businesses. Faced with these conditions, businesses need to ensure that measures are in place to ensure that flooding and other such disasters do not effect their working practices. 

Hosting and Outsourced services are offered by many legal software suppliers. These services protect a firm’s IT infrastructure by carrying out maintenance and system updates off site, allowing users to carry on working as normal, safe in the knowledge that their hardware and software is taken care of. 

A Hosted service means that software which is traditionally run from a desktop PC is run over the internet in virtually the same fashion. All that is required is broadband internet access to a data centre ? other than that, users go about their work in exactly the same way. 

Hosting ensures that software is kept up to date, with the host carrying the burden of keeping hardware performance checked and maintained. In addition, the need for IT staff and expertise is removed to the hosting provider. This allows firms to capitalise on not only a wider variety of software, but also more advanced versions of hardware. This proves beneficial to firms, as they can use the same software as much larger competitors offering high levels of client service without the major upfront costs. 

Case Management and Account Solutions combined with hosting and web services, make the life of litigation support staff easier, increasing their efficiency and streamlining their working practices. 

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